As you all well know, I spend a fair bit of time in and out of op-shops, scouring like a bowerbird for vintage delights that I can add to my home.
So I see a fair bit of stuff: trash, treasure, ordinary and the occasional gem. A blog post that I wrote quite some time back titled, ‘Are Op Shops Getting Too Expensive,’ (which incidentally is still one of my post popular of all time) got me thinking when someone commented recently.
What value to do we place on the things that surround us?
I bought this beautiful Aran wool, hand knitted jumper at Savers just last week, for $10. I could hardly believe that it was priced so low, having just walked past ‘vintage’ polyester dresses at upwards of $19.95.
Here is a pure wool, hand knitted jumper that would have taken someone hours to knit. It’s a natural fiber and will keep the wearer warm, nay, toasty hot in the winter months. Because of the craftsmanship in its making, it has no doubt already, and should last for decades.
Yet it was priced at $10.
So I’m wondering now, how and why do we place a value on certain items? Why was this jumper that by all accounts could be purchased elsewhere for a starting price of $100 be so cheap?
I’m wondering if this is something that you take into consideration when you purchase clothing and home wares as well?
